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A 1990 W12 3.5 Formula One engine from the Life F1 car. The 1990 Formula One season was again dominated by Honda in McLarens with the 690 hp (515 kW) @ 13,500 rpm RA100E powering Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger ahead of the 680 hp (507 kW) @ 12,750 rpm Ferrari Tipo 036 of Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell. Behind them the Ford HBA4 for Benetton and ...
Alfa Romeo has made three 8-cylinder Grand Prix racing engines designed for both Formula One and sports car racing; in both inline and V engine configurations.Their first was the supercharged 158/159, a straight-eight engine, with the 1.5 L engine configuration imposed by the FIA for forced induction engines, in 1950.
The Matra Sports V12 engine is a family of automotive internal combustion engines built for Formula One (F1) and sports car endurance racing.Cars powered by versions of the engine won at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and gave Matra the World Championship for Makes title in 1973 and 1974.
They initially supplied engines for the Zakspeed team, in 1991 for the Brabham BT60Y, in 1992 for the Jordan 192, from 1993 to 1996 for Tyrrell, and in 1997 for the Arrows A18. These never won a race ( Damon Hill nearly did so at the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix ), but drivers including Damon Hill, Ukyo Katayama , Mark Blundell and Mika Salo ...
Type 908 engines were installed in two VW-Porsche 914 cars at the factory in 1969. The first was built by Ferdinand Piëch using a full-blown racing engine developing 298 hp (222 kW). The second received a detuned 261 hp (195 kW) version of the engine, and was given to Ferry Porsche as a gift on his 60th birthday.
F1's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), announced a new displacement limit of 3.0-litres for F1 cars with naturally aspirated engines beginning with the 1966 season. [8] Proposals for a new 3.0-litre BRM F1 engine came both from Weslake in Rye, and BRM's base in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
Mercedes PU106 Hybrid Power Unit on display at the Silverstone Experience. The Mercedes V6 hybrid Formula One power unit is a series of 1.6-litre, hybrid turbocharged V6 racing engines which features both a kinetic energy recovery system (MGU-K) and a heat energy recovery system (MGU-H), developed and produced by Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains for use in Formula One.
V-6 single hybrid turbocharged engine, 90° cylinder angle: Displacement: 1.6 litres (98 cubic inches) Cylinder bore: 80 mm (3.15 in) Piston stroke: 53 mm (2.09 in) Cylinder block material: Aluminum alloy: Cylinder head material: Aluminum alloy: Valvetrain: 24-valve (four-valves per cylinder), DOHC: Combustion; Turbocharger